Minutes of May 3 Meeting

The Early Childhood Club meeting began at 3 pm with refreshments and a welcome to some new members, who enjoyed perusing our rack of NAEYC pamphlets for resources for their portfolios. In addition, our Co-Vice-President Maria Capitummino had thoughtfully prepared packets of information about our club (which she downloaded from this website), and gave one to each new member.

While students munched on pizza and commiserated with each other about recent mid-term exams, our Co-Secretary Rocio Hernandez took attendance and passed out colorful pencils engraved with the club's name. Then our President, Reyna Richman, chaired a brief meeting to update members on recent news, such as the impending arrival of our donation of new children's books and the new bookcase. We also discussed plans for the next club meeting on May 31, as well as follow-up meetings with the staff of Scepter, KCC's newspaper.

Three door prizes were then awarded to Tamara Iuculano, Danielle Berthayd, and Nadine Lenord. Each received an attractive gold-tone pin depicting a circle of children. The pins are quite popular with teachers, and come from the NAEYC.

At 3:30 pm Jocelyn Baitz, a career counselor from the Career Development Center (C102), presented a workshop on how to develop a resume and write a cover letter. She gave an excellent presentation which included how to effectively list and describe your education, job experience, and special skills/talents so that your resume will be well-received by potential employers. Ms. Baitz encouraged our club members to bring drafts of their resumes and cover letters to the Career Development Center for further personal assistance.

Each student in attendance received a free packet of resources from the Career Development Center, which included a summary of the information presented as well as sample resumes and cover letters. In addition, many great tips on interviewing skills, networking, and other job-seeking strategies were included in the packet. The Early Childhood Club thanked Ms. Baitz for her time and for her many helpful suggestions.

If you missed this presentation, or would like to attend any other workshops offered by the Career Development Center, be sure to stop by C102 to pick up a spring calendar or make an appointment with one of the counselors.

The next Early Childhood Club meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 31 at 3pm in room V118.